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  • Mary C. WATERS
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Black Identities
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© 2021 by the President and Fellows of Harvard College

© 2021 by the President and Fellows of Harvard College

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS vii
  3. CONTENTS xiii
  4. TABLES AND MAP xv
  5. 1 Introduction 1
  6. 2 Historical Legacies 16
  7. 3 Racial and Ethnic Identity Choices 44
  8. 4 West Indians at Work 94
  9. 5 Encountering American Race Relations 140
  10. 6 Intergenerational Dynamics 192
  11. 7 Segregated Neighborhoods and Schools 243
  12. 8 Identities of the Second Generation 285
  13. 9 Immigrants and American Race Relations 326
  14. Appendix: Notes on Methodology 347
  15. Notes 373
  16. Index 409
https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674044944-003

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS vii
  3. CONTENTS xiii
  4. TABLES AND MAP xv
  5. 1 Introduction 1
  6. 2 Historical Legacies 16
  7. 3 Racial and Ethnic Identity Choices 44
  8. 4 West Indians at Work 94
  9. 5 Encountering American Race Relations 140
  10. 6 Intergenerational Dynamics 192
  11. 7 Segregated Neighborhoods and Schools 243
  12. 8 Identities of the Second Generation 285
  13. 9 Immigrants and American Race Relations 326
  14. Appendix: Notes on Methodology 347
  15. Notes 373
  16. Index 409
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